Topline results are below. Full results, including crosstabs, can be found here.
Q1 Do you approve or disapprove of President
Barack Obama’s job performance? If you
approve, press 1. If you disapprove, press 2.
If you’re not sure, press 3.
Approve ……………… 50%
Disapprove………….. 46%
Not Sure……………… 4%
Q2 Do you support or oppose President Obama’s
health care plan, or do you not have an
opinion? If you support it, press 1. If you
oppose it, press 2. If you don’t have an opinion,
press 3.
Support ………………………………………………….. 45%
Oppose ………………………………………………….. 48%
No Opinion……………………………………………… 7%
Q3 Do you support creation of a “public option”
health insurance plan? If yes, press 1. If no,
press 2. If you’re not sure, press 3.
Yes ……………………………………………………….. 44%
No …………………………………………………………. 39%
Not Sure…………………………………………………. 17%
Q4 Do you support the federal government
creating a health insurance plan that would
allow people who can’t afford health insurance
elsewhere to purchase it? If yes, press 1. If
no, press 2. If you’re not sure, press 3.
Yes ……………………………………………………….. 55%
No …………………………………………………………. 35%
Not Sure…………………………………………………. 10%
Q5 Do you approve or disapprove of
Congressman Joe Wilson’s job performance?
If you approve, press 1. If you disapprove,
press 2. If you’re not sure, press 3.
Yes ……………………………………………………….. 41%
No …………………………………………………………. 47%
Not Sure…………………………………………………. 12%
Q6 If the candidates for Congress next year were
Democrat Rob Miller and Republican Joe
Wilson, who would you vote for? If Rob Miller,
press 1. If Joe Wilson, press 2. If you’re
undecided, press 3.
Miller ……………………………………………………… 44%
Wilson……………………………………………………. 43%
Undecided………………………………………………. 13%
Q7 Do you approve or disapprove of Joe Wilson’s
actions at Barack Obama’s speech to
Congress on Wednesday night? If you
approve, press 1. If you disapprove, press 2.
If you’re not sure, press 3.
Approve …………………………………………………. 29%
Disapprove……………………………………………… 62%
Not Sure…………………………………………………. 9%
Q8 Does Joe Wilson calling the president a liar
make you more or less likely to vote to re-elect
him? If more likely, press 1. If less likely,
press 2. If it makes no difference, press 3.
More Likely …………………………………………….. 35%
Less Likely ……………………………………………… 49%
No Difference………………………………………….. 16%
Q9 Do you think that Barack Obama was lying
when he said his health care plan would not
cover illegal immigrants? If yes, press 1. If no,
press 2. If you’re not sure, press 3.
Yes ……………………………………………………….. 42%
No …………………………………………………………. 46%
Not Sure…………………………………………………. 12%
Q10 Do you approve or disapprove of Governor
Mark Sanford’s job performance? If you
approve, press 1. If you disapprove, press 2.
If you’re not sure, press 3.
Approve …………………………………………………. 31%
Disapprove……………………………………………… 59%
Not Sure…………………………………………………. 10%
Q11 Do you think that Mark Sanford should resign
as Governor? If yes, press 1. If no, press 2. If
you’re not sure, press 3.
Yes ……………………………………………………….. 51%
No …………………………………………………………. 40%
Not Sure…………………………………………………. 9%
Q12 Do you think that Barack Obama’s speech to
the schoolchildren of America earlier this week
was appropriate? If yes, press 1. If no, press
2. If you’re not sure, press 3.
Yes ……………………………………………………….. 68%
No …………………………………………………………. 22%
Not Sure…………………………………………………. 10%
Q13 Do you think Barack Obama was born in the
United States? If yes, press 1. If no, press 2. If
you’re not sure, press 3.
Yes ……………………………………………………….. 59%
No …………………………………………………………. 22%
Not Sure…………………………………………………. 19%
Q14 Did you watch President Obama’s speech last
night? If yes, press 1. If no, press 2.
Yes ……………………………………………………….. 70%
No …………………………………………………………. 30%
Q15 Do you consider yourself to be a liberal,
moderate, or conservative? If a liberal, press
1. If a moderate, press 2. If a conservative,
press 3.
Liberal ……………………………………………………. 12%
Moderate………………………………………………… 48%
Conservative…………………………………………… 40%
Q16 If you are a woman, press 1, if a man, press 2.
Women ………………. 55% Men……………………. 45%
Q17 If you are a Democrat, press 1. If a
Republican, press 2. If other, press 3.
Democrat ……………………………………………….. 34%
Republican……………………………………………… 39%
Other……………………………………………………… 27%
Q18 If you are white, press 1. If you are African
American, press 2. If other, press 3.
White …………………. 72%
African American …. 24%
Other………………… . 4%
Q19 If you are 18 to 29 years old, press 1 now. If
you are 30 to 45, press 2. If you are 46 to 65,
press 3. If older than 65, press 4.
18-29………………….. 9%
30-45………………….. 28%
46-65………………….. 43%
Older than 65………. 20%